The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-15
And Counsels that the Law Be Applied to for
Settlement of the Question at Issue-Rad-
icals Favor Another Resort to Force.
The Crown Prince Will Not Submit to
an Operation While His Father Lives.
Sentenced-The Chamber of Deputies Will
Demand the Prosecution of Wilson.
THE RIorlNG IN LONDON.
Gladstone Advises q Resort tn Law, While
the Radicals Propose Another Fight.

SIiaGStOn0 ADVISES
the Radicals Propose Another Fight.
speciai to the Indianapolis Journs>.
LONDON, Nov 14-Mr. Gladstone, replying to
the secretary of the London Radical Club, wrote
as follows, to-day:
81 think you will expect me to meet your
quest by explicit answer expressing the best
Judgment which. while absent from the spot,
of yesterday. AS understand the matter, the
Home Secretary stated, Saturday, for the
information Of the public. that he intended to
prevent yesterdays meeting in Trafalgar square,
and ne believed the prevention to be within his
legal power The question is one of great mo-
ment to the Inhabitants of London, particularly
to those at present unemployed and in clrcum-
stances of distress. 1t will be generally felt
that the state of the law in regard to this
matter ought to be promptly tested and ascer-
tanned. Until such decision be had, it is
the duty of every citizen to refrain from all re-
sistance to the determination of the executive
branch of the government, which is clearly en-
titled to administer the laws according to what
it may be advised is their true construction.
Such abstinence is. / think, due alike to the
high character of the people of London for the
maintenance of public order, and to the respect
We owe to the law, and to the mode ia which it
Is usually applied through the medium of the
admirable police force of the metropolis But
must add that the appeal to Parliament ana the
nation the grave and solemn issues now
raised by the proceedings of the government in
Ireland would suffer disastrous prejudice were
the appeal to be associated in any manner, by
those who make it, with metropolitan disturb
ances."
tits the general opinion that Mr.. Gladstones
advice not to make a party issue out of the
action of the authorities yesterday will be fol-
lowed.
1t is safe to say that the Socialists. the An
archists the unemployed, the workngmen. and
all who helped to make up the mob that at
tempted to force its way. or rather its various
ways, into Trafalgar square yesterday, are in q
Estate of mind" aud that state of mind is by no
means tranquil one either. the leaders are
thoroughly roused and in the socialistic and
anarchstc retreats. growls and mutteriues
that sound like the low thunder of approach
ing storm. are heard. Will there be a battle?
Will Chlcago's Haymarket be repeated2 And
will the stern law be obliged to step in and put
to silence some of the agitators' voices2 These
are the questions which London is ponder
ing over now, and the present time
seems ripe for crisis of some
sort If trouble deec come, ths4lS
will be no childs play about it. but 1t will be
cruel and hard to the end If the agitators will
be temperate and follow Mr. GladsttAes advice
and regard what has already been done as a suf-
fclent demonstration to raise a constitutional
issue, yesterdays riot will be the last one of its
kind. On the other hand, if Mr.. Bradlaugh,
that free-thinking commouer, and others like
him. do as they now propose, more trouble and
worse trouble will surely come. Unless the
counsel OF the grand old man, who deprecates
further meetings and strifes with the authori-
ties, prevails, Mr.. Bradlaugh aud other leaders
intend to meet again next Sunday and make an
other attempt to defy the police. The police
and soldiers would not again be so lenent as
they were yesterday and if the meeting does
take place next Sunday it may certainly be ex-
pected that the riot act will be read. and then
what bloody results will follow can tell.
Seventy-fve men who were arrested for tax
ing part in the disturbances yesterday ar
raigned in the Bow-street Police Court this
morning and charged with rioting Many
fined, while others we're sentenced to from four
to six months imprisonment hard labor
Messrs Graham and Burns were remanGed for
trial They were released on bail. 1t is stated
that Mrs. Annie Besant, who was with one of
the sections desiring to enter Trafalgar square,
made an earnest request TO be arrested with
Burns and Graham.
Lord Salisbury. after an interview with Home
Secretary Matthews. to-day. sent to Sir Charles
admirable plans to suppress a disturbance in
Trafalgar square yesterday In response to nu-
merous offers, Mr. Matthews proposes to enroll
householder special constables to assist the
police against the mob if rioting is threatened
on next Sunday. Mr. Bradlaugh, NJ p has
written letter protesting against the prohibi-
tion of meetings in Trafalgar square He de-
nounces what he calls the brutal conduct of the
but he appeals TO workmen to
leave the right of holding public meetings to the
law courts and the vindieaton of Parliament.